Screening-level microbial risk assessment of acute gastrointestinal illness attributable to wastewater treatment systems in Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Daley, Kiley, Jamieson, Rob, Rainham, Daniel, Hansen, Lisbeth Truelstrup, Harper, Sherilee L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Indigenous health; Arctic; Rural and remote health; Qantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); Water; sanitation; and hygiene (WASH); /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Canada; Level Point; Naujaat; Nunavut; Pangnirtung; Tundra
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/4d5a8a8a-37f5-494d-889d-8e3664b8584e; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.408; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/195437881/Daley_et_al_2019_Post_print.pdf

Most arctic communities use primary wastewater treatment systems that are capable of only low levels of pathogen removal. Effluent potentially containing fecally derived microorganisms is released into wetlands and marine waters that may simultaneously serve as recreation or food harvesting location...